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\u201cIf you stay curious about how to serve people, then you can uncover opportunities to allow you to serve them.\u201d \u2014 Molly Fletcher

Molly Fletcher has been dubbed \u201cThe female Jerry McGuire\u201d and represented some of the top names in sports, including Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz, broadcaster Erin Andrews and basketball coach Tom Izzo. In this Takeover Tuesday episode, J\u2019aime Nowak asks Molly about her dream of becoming a sports agent and delves into the experiences and lessons she\u2019s learned that have helped her become so successful in the business. Molly shares the influence her hard-working family had on your along the way and continue to have in her life; a few of the key experiences that shaped her early on and what it was like to break into sports management as a woman. You\u2019ll learn the three keys of connecting with people you\u2019d like to develop a relationship with; the traits and challenges of the most successful people and how to achieve work-life balance. She also shares her best tips for negotiation that are sure to help you get what you want and build relationships along the way. This episode is so chock-full of great information, you\u2019ll want to listen to it several times.

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Inspirational quotes from today\u2019s interview:

\u201cMy father taught me success is something you have to wait for; it doesn\u2019t all happen at once.\u201d \u2014 Molly Fletcher

\u201cIt\u2019s important that kids stay in love with whatever they\u2019re doing because they learn so much more than whatever their sports record is.\u201d \u2014 Molly Fletcher

\u201cThe ability to be coachable is key.\u201d \u2014 Molly Fletcher

\u201cIf you stay curious about how to serve people, then you can uncover opportunities to allow you to serve them.\u201d \u2014 Molly Fletcher

\u201cYou\u2019ve got to have the courage to ask the questions and then you\u2019ve got to be able to listen and then absorb that feedback.\u201d \u2014 Molly Fletcher

\u201cMy goal at every meeting was to get them to like me enough and respect me enough to either help me or hire me.\u201d \u2014 Molly Fletcher

\u201cPeople want to help people and work with people they like.\u201d \u2014 Molly Fletcher

\u201cYou got to deliver a tremendous amount of value for people put up with any of the negative off the field.\u201d \u2014 Molly Fletcher

\u201cHow could I anchor every single division of the company, from a sports perspective, to a really amazing character person.\u201d \u2014 Molly Fletcher

\u201cAuthentically give to those people who are helping you without expecting anything back. They\u2019ll begin to feel they want to help you.\u201d \u2014 Molly Fletcher

\u201cHow can I identify gaps in their lives that they don\u2019t see?\u201d \u2014 Molly Fletcher

\u201cIf they like you, they\u2019ll want to help you. If you do your research, they\u2019ll respect you.\u201d \u2014 Molly Fletcher

\u201cWhen you connect you can parent better; when you connect, you can lead better. The days are filled with opportunities to connect.\u201d \u2014 Molly Fletcher

\u201cBalance is a product of clarity. The more clarity you have, the more you can determine what to say yes or no to. The by-product of that is balance.\u201d \u2014 Molly Fletcher

\u201cWhen we get in the heads and the hearts of people who mean the most to us in our lives, we can serve them better.\u201d \u2014 Molly Fletcher

\u201cNegotiation is about getting on the same side of the table and connecting. They\u2019re conversations about how you can pull it together.\u201d \u2014 Molly Fletcher

\u201cIf we don\u2019t separate our personal self from our business self, we can feel like we\u2019re not worth anything if there\u2019s trouble on the business side.\u201d \u2014 Molly Fletcher

\u201cThere\u2019s a difference between achievement and fulfillment.\u201d \u2014 Molly Fletcher

\u201cPurpose is usually anchored in service.\u201d \u2014 Molly Fletcher

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Learn more about Molly Fletcher Website:\xa0MollyFletcher.com Podcast\xa0Game Changers with Molly Fletcher The Winner\u2019s Guide to Negotiating\xa0by Molly Fletcher

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Mentioned in the episode The Alchemist\xa0by Paulo Coelho Books by Patrick Lencioni including\xa0Getting Naked: A Business Fable About Shedding The Three Fears That Sabotage Client Loyalty

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